Monthly Archives: November 2013

Plane Blogging

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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I am currently somewhere over the ocean.  The Pacific ocean this.  I guess to get from Puetro Vallarta to Los Angeles, the quickest route is over water.  The flight attendant is putting up a screen between us regular people and the first class.  Although, to be honest, I think that I would fly first class if I could afford it.  Or business class.  Whatever they’re calling it these days.   Continue reading →

Flash Fiction Friday – Deja vu

30 Saturday Nov 2013

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Journal Entry 27

There it is again. That feeling that I’ve done this before. That I’ve experienced this action, this moment, more times then I can count. Sure, everyone has this thought now and again. But the sensation is coming more frequently then before. Two, maybe even three times a day. It’s like I’m not just experiencing something I have before, I’m living a life that I’ve lived before. And it always ends the same.

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Working, Mexico style

24 Sunday Nov 2013

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There are very few days off when you’re trying to achieve your dreams. Of course, if I gotta work, this is a great place to do it 🙂

My goal today is to revise at least one chapter. Of course, that’s my goal everyday, and if it happened then I would be long done by now. But some days I revise four of five. Maybe it all evens out? Either way, even on vacation, I continue my pursuit. I’ll try not to get to distracted.

Bus Blogging – Buen Dia desde Mexico!

23 Saturday Nov 2013

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Hola! I’m blogging from Puerto Vallarta. Why am I here? Well, I’m on vacation with my boyfriend and a few friends from across the country. One set of friends is a married couple from Seattle. The other set is a newly dating couple from Austin (the girl is Russian and new to the group). Throw me and my boyfriend, from LA, who have been together just shy of two years, and I think that we might have the recipe for a romantic comedy.   Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Friday – Treasure

23 Saturday Nov 2013

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Flash Fiction Friday - Treasure

Hola From Puerto Vallarta!

Today’s Flash fiction is brought to you from Mexico! I’m on vacation. Enjoy!!

“Where did you get this?” Lola asked.
I knew by her tone that she was begging for me to lie. But my days of coddling her feelings were long past.
“Where do you think?” I asked, bluntly.
“You stole it,” she said, disappointed. “When you called, I had hoped that you were done. That you were ready to come back to me, to the force, to the life you lost when you gave into corruption.”   Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Friday – A Time to Mind

15 Friday Nov 2013

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“You’d better have a good reason for dragging me out of bed at 3 AM,” Jack barked indifferently to the situation room full of his coworkers, bosses, and subordinates.

“Glad you could join us, Agent Reiss.” If Jack had a direct boss, it would have been this man. Jack had a certain set of skills which allowed him to answer to no man, although, he did take suggestions more than orders whenever the situation called for it. “If you had bothered to show up for the briefing, you would know that we’ve had an abduction.”   Continue reading →

Cooking show audition

10 Sunday Nov 2013

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***I wrote this post a few weeks ago, but waited to post it until I either was or wasn’t called. I wasn’t.

My choices are not seemingly entirely thought out these days. For example, the bus is fairly empty, yet I chose to sit in front of the coughing elderly person. And once I commit to a seat, I don’t want to offend anyone by moving, so I stay put.   Continue reading →

Ender’s Game the movie review

10 Sunday Nov 2013

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Saw this movie right after it came out. I’m not usually one to do movie reviews, but maybe I should be. This movie scarred my brain. There may be some spoilers. If you’ve read the book, then you mostly know what happens, although the movie takes some liberates. So I’ve warned you. Enter at your own risk.   Continue reading →

Flash Fiction Friday – Justice

09 Saturday Nov 2013

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“I have this fantasy,” Gary said aloud as he lay in his safe place.

“Go on,” the therapist probed.

“I see myself finding the loner who stole my money, hunting him down, and killing him. But I don’t want to kill him quickly; I want to take my time. Really make him pay for it.”

“Do you think that’s a fair consequence? A slow and painful death in exchange for missing some money?”

“That’s what he’s done to me. He didn’t just steal money. He stole everything. He took my life’s savings, my credit, my home, even my good name. I have nothing now. I have no way to get it back. I may as well be dead. So, it’s really just an eye for an eye.”   Continue reading →

Vanity

02 Saturday Nov 2013

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Serg drew long a long breath through his pipe. As he inhaled, he felt a sensation of peace rush down his throat. He held it there momentarily, savoring its flavor. With despair, he released the smoke slowly into the air.
He slumped in his chair and laid his pipe on the table beside him. The den was dark and lit sparsely with only a few candles. He preferred it this way. The simulated solitude allowed him to disappear into himself.
He looked at the severed hand on the table, then closed his eyes and traced his finger over the long, raised scar that marred the left side of his face. Continue reading →